In this Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, a voter submits a ballot in an official drop box during early voting in Athens, Ga. (AP)
The roughly 5 million ballots cast in Georgia in the November 2020 presidential election were counted three times, including once by hand, and state and local officials found no evidence of systematic voter fraud.
State officials in Georgia — Republicans — certified the results of Georgia’s January 2021 runoff elections for the state’s two U.S. Senate seats, which were won by Democrats.
Republican voters in Georgia are being told that GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, who is seeking re-election, is not up to defeating the expected Democratic nominee, Stacey Abrams.
The warning comes in a TV ad from Get Georgia Right, a conservative super PAC that says its aim is to elect Republicans in Georgia and for president.
Kemp "dismissed concerns about voter fraud in the 2020 election" and "widespread illegal ballot harvesting continued, electing two Democrat senators," the narrator claims in the 30-second spot, which shows people appearing to place ballots inside drop boxes.
"If Kemp can’t beat voter fraud, he won’t beat Stacey Adams," the ad said.
The ad does not mention Kemp’s competitor for the Republican...
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